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The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of The Hague , Netherlands ,
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- ca.1230 - Hunting lodge established by Floris IV, Count of Holland . [1]
- ca.1280 - Chapel built in the Binnenhof (approximate date). [2]
- ca.1290 - Completion of the Ridderzaal building in the Binnenhof by Floris V, Count of Holland .
- ca.1380 - Civic Guard of The Hague established, the Saint George Archers Guild.
- 1397 - Cloister Church erected.
- 15th C. - Sint-Jacobskerk (church) building expanded. [2]
- 1446 - Staten-Generaal (parliament) begins meeting in the Binnenhof.
- 1456 - Order of the Golden Fleece meets in The Hague for their 9th chapter.
- 1467 - Charles the Bold inaugurated in The Hague as Count of Holland.
- 1479 - Wolfert VI of Borselen and Reyner of Broeckhuysen conquer and plunder The Hague.
- 1489 - Francis of Brederode conquers The Hague and puts it to ransom.
- 1494 - Saint Laurence chamber of rhetoric active. [3]
- 1516 - Printing press in operation. [4]
- 1527 - The Hague becomes "the seat of the supreme court in Holland." [5]
- 1528 - Maarten van Rossum , field marshal of Charles, Duke of Guelders , sacks The Hague.
- 1565 - Town Hall built. [1]
- 1573 - During the Siege of Leiden the Spanish general Francisco de Valdez has his headquarters in The Hague.
- 1584 - The Hague becomes "the place of assembly of the States of Holland and of the States-general." [5]
- 1595 - Noordeinde Palace purchased. [1]
- 1603 - Treaty of The Hague, between Enno III, Count of East Frisia and the rebellious city of Emden .
- 1619 - Execution of statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt . [1]
- 1644 - Mauritshuis (residence) built. [1]
- 1646 - Huis ten Bosch (palace) built. [6]
- 1648 - Royal Palace of Amsterdam completed as a City Hall. [1]
- 1651 - Great Assembly (Netherlands) [ nl ] held. [7]
- 1653 - Scheveningseweg [ nl ] ( Scheveningen -The Hague) road built.
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1656
- Nieuwe Kerk (church) built.
- Confrerie Pictura (artists' group) formed. [8]
- 1658 - Huygens invents the pendulum clock . [9]
- 1659 - Concert of The Hague (1659)
- 1672 - 20 August: Lynching of Cornelis and Johan de Witt . [1]
- 1681 - Boterwaag (weigh house for butter) built.
- 1701 - Treaty of The Hague , between England , the Holy Roman Empire , and the United Provinces , creating an alliance against France .
- 1708 - ' Gravenhaagsche Courant newspaper in publication. [10]
- 1720 - Treaty of The Hague , ending the War of the Quadruple Alliance .
- 1726 - Honen Dal Synagogue [ nl ] built. [11]
- 1747 - William IV, Prince of Orange moves to The Hague.
- 1750 - Scheurleer [ nl ] 's circulating library in business. [12]
- 1764 - Lange Voorhout Palace built.
- 1772 - Kunstliefde Spaart geen Vlijt literary society formed. [13]
- 1774 - Prince William V Gallery established, the first public museum of the Netherlands [14]
- 1793 - Diligentia (society) founded.
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1795
- 31 January: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, in The Hague, by the revolutionary Patriots , similar to the French declaration of 1789 .
- 16 May: French-Batavian treaty signed in The Hague. [1]
- 1798 - Royal Library of the Netherlands established. [1]
19th century
- 1804 - Scheurleer & Zoonen in business.
- 1806 - Granted city rights by Louis Bonaparte
- 1814 - Staatscourant newspaper begins publication. [15]
- 1816 - Royal Cabinet of Rarities founded by King William I of the Netherlands .
- 1822 - Mauritshuis re-established.
- 1823 - Metal Factory of Enthoven opens.
- 1824 - Lodewijk Constantijn Rabo Copes van Cattenburch [ nl ] becomes mayor.
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1838
- Supreme Court of the Netherlands headquartered in The Hague. [15]
- Gymnasium Haganum (school) active. [16]
- 1844 - Synagogue, The Hague [ nl ] built on Wagenstraat. [11]
- 1845 - William of Orange monument [ nl ] erected on Noordeinde, The Hague [ nl ] . [1]
- 1852 - Museum Meermanno-Westreenianum established. [1]
- 1853 - Martinus Nijhoff Publishers in business.
- 1855 - Pander & Son founded, an aircraft and furniture factory.
- 1863 - Haagse Dierentuin [ nl ] (zoo) established. [17]
- 1866 - Kunstmuseum Den Haag established. [1]
- 1869 - Monument erected in the Plein 1813 [ nl ] . [1]
- 1870s - Artistic " Hague School " style of painting active. [18]
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1870
- Gouda–Den Haag railway begins operating. [ citation needed ]
- Station Den Haag Staatsspoor [ nl ] (train station) opens.
- 1872 - Hague Congress of the International Workingmen's Association .
- 1878 - James the Greater Church (The Hague) [ nl ] built on Parkstraat [ nl ] .
- 1881 - 1 August: Panorama Mesdag opens.
- 1882 - The Prisongate Museum opens.
- 1883 - Rozenburg Earthenware factory established.
- 1884 - Hague Municipal Archive [ nl ] established.
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1885
- Hague Passage [ nl ] shopping arcade opens. [19]
- Grand Hotel Central [ nl ] in business.
- 1887 - Museum Mesdag opens.
- 1890 - Royal (restaurant) in business.
- 1893 - Hague Conference on Private International Law
- 1898 - Nationale Tentoonstelling van Vrouwenarbeid 1898
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1899
- International peace conference held in The Hague. [20]
- Permanent Court of Arbitration established. [1]
- 1900 - Population: 212,211. [1]
20th century
- 1903 - Haagsche Commissie Bank [ nl ] established. [21]
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1904
- Residentie Orchestra formed.
- Museum for Education founded, since renamed to Museon .
- 1905 - ADO Den Haag football club formed.
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1907
- International peace conference held in The Hague. [20]
- Anglo-Dutch Royal Dutch Shell company [22] and its Bataafse Petroleum Maatschappij headquartered in city.
- 1913 - Peace Palace built.
- 1914 - Belgian World War I refugees arrive in The Hague. Thousands would follow.
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1917
- Hundreds of British soldiers arrive in The Hague, to recover from the stress of their detainment in camps.
- The House of Lords (restaurant) in business.
- 1918 - Townley Hall built in The Hague, barracks for 1,200 detained British soldiers and officers. Named after Sir Walter Beaupré Townley , a British diplomat.
- 1919 - Population: 359,610. [23]
- 1921 - Asta cinema opens. [24]
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1922
- 15 June: Museum Bredius founded.
- 22 July: International Permanent Court of Arbitration begins operating from its headquarters in The Hague. [20]
- 1923 - The Hague Academy of International Law established.
- 1925 - Zuiderpark Stadion (stadium) opens.
- 1929 - Netherlands Postal Museum opens, since renamed to COMM
- 1935 - Gemeentemuseum Den Haag (museum for modern art) opens.
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1940 - 10 May:
Battle for The Hague
.
People celebrating the liberation of the Netherlands at the end of World War II on 8 May 1945 - 1945 - 3 March: Bombing of the Bezuidenhout .
- 1946 - United Nations International Court of Justice headquartered in The Hague. [25]
- 1947 - Haagse Comedie [ nl ] established. [26]
- 1948 - Congress of Europe in The Hague.
- 1950 - White Bridge (The Hague) [ nl ] rebuilt.
- 1952 - International Institute of Social Studies established. [27]
- 1954 - Nederlands Letterkundig Museum [ nl ] founded.
- 1955 - Mobarak Mosque built.
- 1959 - Nederlands Dans Theater founded.
- 1966 - July: Death of Hsu Tsu-tsai .
- 1969 - World Forum Convention Center opens.
- 1971 - International Federation of Library Associations headquartered in city.
- 1973 - Den Haag Centraal railway station built.
- 1974 - 13 September: 1974 French Embassy attack in The Hague .
- 1976 - Eurovision Song Contest 1976 held in The Hague.
- 1979 - Assassination of Richard Sykes (British diplomat) .
- 1980 - Population: 456,886 municipality. [28]
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1981 - Filmhouse The Hague (arthouse) opens.
Protest against the deployment of Pershing II missiles in Europe, Hague, 1983 - 1982 - National Library of the Netherlands building opens. [12]
- 1983 - 29 October: Demonstration against placement of cruise missiles in Woensdrecht Air Base . [20]
- 1984 - Korzo Theater for experimental dance and music founded.
- 1985 - Trekvlietbrug (bridge) built. [29]
- 1986 - Historical Museum of The Hague opens
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1987
- Koolhaas 's deconstructivist -style Lucent Danstheater [ nl ] built for the Netherlands Dance Theatre troupe. [30]
- The Hague University of Applied Sciences established.
- 1991 - International Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization headquartered in The Hague. [20]
- 1992 - 16 September: Pension de Vogel homeless hostel fire .
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1994
- Beelden aan Zee (sculpture museum) opens.
- Kinderboekenmuseum founded.
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1995
- The Hague City Hall new building constructed. [31]
- Yi Jun Peace Museum opens.
- 1996 - Wim Deetman becomes mayor.
- 1998
- 1999 - Museum voor Communicatie [ nl ] active.
21st century
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2002
- Eurojust established in The Hague.
- Regio Randstad regional governance group [32] and Escher Museum established.
- Fotomuseum Den Haag (museum for photography) opened.
- Escher Museum opens.
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2003
- Hoftoren hi-rise built.
- International Criminal Court established in The Hague.
- Population: 463,826. [15]
- 2004 - Police raid a safehouse of terrorist organization Hofstad Network .
- 2006 - The Hague Jazz fest begins.
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2007
- Regional RandstadRail 3 begins operating.
- Kyocera Stadion (stadium) opens.
- Het Strijkijzer hi-rise built.
- Humanity House opens.
- 2008 - Jozias van Aartsen becomes mayor.
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2011
- The Hague Institute for Global Justice established.
- Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands established.
- De Kroon hi-rise built.
- 2013 - Population: 505,856 municipality. [28]
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2014
- March: International 2014 Nuclear Security Summit held in city.
- Population: 510,909 municipality; 2,261,844 metro region .
- 2017 - Pauline Krikke becomes mayor.
Images
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Mauritshaus, built 1644 (photo from 1903)
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Haagse Dierentuin (zoo), established in 1863 (drawing from 1910)
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Wilhelmsplein monument, erected 1869
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Delegates of the First International Peace Conference at The Hague, 1899
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Lucent Danstheater, built 1987 (photo from 2007)
See also
- The Hague history
- History of The Hague [ nl ]
- List of mayors of The Hague
- Other names of The Hague e.g. Haag, 'sGravenhage
- List of rijksmonuments in The Hague [ nl ]
- List of war memorials in The Hague [ nl ]
- Timelines of other municipalities in the Netherlands: Amsterdam , Breda , Delft , Eindhoven , Groningen , Haarlem , 's-Hertogenbosch , Leiden , Maastricht , Nijmegen , Rotterdam , Utrecht
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Britannica 1910 .
- 1 2 Hourihane 2012 .
- ↑ Arjan Van Dixhoorn; Susie Speakman Sutch, eds. (2008). The Reach of the Republic of Letters: Literary and Learned Societies in the Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe . Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-16955-5 .
- ↑ Henri Bouchot (1890). "Topographical index of the principal towns where early printing presses were established" . In H. Grevel (ed.). The book: its printers, illustrators, and binders, from Gutenberg to the present time . London: H. Grevel & Co.
- 1 2 Chambers 1901 .
- ↑ "Low Countries, 1600–1800 A.D.: Key Events" . Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History . New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art . Retrieved 30 October 2015 .
- ↑ Willem Frijhoff [in Dutch] ; Marijke Spies (2004). "Chronological Table" . 1650: Hard-Won Unity . Dutch Culture in a European Perspective . Vol. 1. Koninklijke Van Gorcum [ nl ] . pp. 725–734. ISBN 978-90-232-3963-5 .
- ↑ Claartje Rasterhoff (2014). "The spatial side of innovation: the local organization of cultural production in the Dutch Republic, 1580-1800". In Karel Davids; Bert De Munck (eds.). Innovation and Creativity in Late Medieval and Early Modern European Cities . Ashgate. pp. 161–188. ISBN 978-1-4724-3989-5 .
- ↑ Patrick Robertson (2011). Robertson's Book of Firsts . Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1-60819-738-5 .
- ↑ "Selectie van titels: 1618-1800" . Project Databank Digitale Dagbladen (Databank of Digital Daily Newspapers) (in Dutch). Koninklijke Bibliotheek . Retrieved 30 October 2015 .
- 1 2 "Den Haag" . Four Hundred Years of Dutch Jewry . Amsterdam: Joods Historisch Museum . Retrieved 30 October 2015 .
- 1 2 Paul Schneiders (1998). "Libraries in the Netherlands" (PDF) . IFLA Journal . International Federation of Library Associations. 24 .
- ↑ Jim Parrott (ed.). "Chronology of Scholarly Societies" . Scholarly Societies Project . Canada: University of Waterloo . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ↑ Netherlands Museums Association - Museum Provenance Investigation: Galerij Prins Willem V (Prince William V Gallery)
- 1 2 3 "Netherlands" . Europa World Year Book . Europa Publications . 2004. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8 .
- ↑ Klaas van Berkel ; et al., eds. (1999). History of Science in the Netherlands . Brill. ISBN 90-04-10006-7 .
- ↑ Vernon N. Kisling, ed. (2000). "Zoological Gardens of the Netherlands (chronological list)" . Zoo and Aquarium History . USA: CRC Press . ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5 .
- ↑ "Central Europe and Low Countries, 1800–1900 A.D.: Key Events" . Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History . New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art . Retrieved 30 October 2015 .
- ↑ Furnee 2014 .
- 1 2 3 4 5 Joop W. Koopmans; Arend H. Huussen Jr. (2007). "Chronology" . Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press . ISBN 978-0-8108-6444-3 .
- ↑ "Netherlands" . International Banking Directory . New York: Bankers Publishing Company. 1922. hdl : 2027/hvd.hb1sji .
- ↑ M. S. Vassiliou (2009). "Chronology" . Historical Dictionary of the Petroleum Industry . Scarecrow Press . ISBN 978-0-8108-6288-3 .
- ↑ "Netherlands" . Statesman's Year-Book . London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl : 2027/njp.32101072368440 – via HathiTrust.
- ↑ "Movie Theaters in Den Haag, Netherlands" . CinemaTreasures.org . Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC . Retrieved 30 October 2015 .
- ↑ Richard Green (2008). Chronology of International Organizations . Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-35590-6 .
- ↑ Hans van Maanen (1997). Het Nederlandse toneelbestel van 1945 tot 1995 [ Netherlands Theatre from 1945 to 1995 ] . Amsterdam University Press. ISBN 978-90-5356-252-9 .
- ↑ Walter Rüegg , ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995" . Universities Since 1945 . History of the University in Europe. Vol. 4. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0 .
- 1 2 "Population dynamics; birth, death and migration per region: Municipality 's-Gravenhage" . StatLine . Statistics Netherlands . 2014.
- ↑ "Bruggen database: Zuid-Holland: Den Haag" [ Database of Bridges ] (in Dutch). Rijswijk : Nederlandse Bruggenstichting . Retrieved 30 October 2015 .
- ↑ "Low Countries, 1900 A.D.–present: Key Events" . Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History . New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art . Retrieved 30 October 2015 .
- ↑ Hans van Dijk (1999). Twentieth-century Architecture in the Netherlands . Rotterdam: 010 Publishers. ISBN 978-90-6450-347-4 .
- ↑ Randstad Holland, Netherlands . OECD Territorial Reviews. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development . 2007. ISBN 978-92-64-00793-2 .
This article incorporates information from the Dutch Wikipedia .
Bibliography
Published in the 18th-19th c.
in English
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in Dutch
- Haagsch jaarboekje (in Dutch), Mouton & Co. 1889-
Published in the 20th-21st c.
in English
- "Hague" . Chambers's Encyclopaedia . Vol. 5. London. 1901. hdl : 2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t1fj2r624 .
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- Colum Hourihane, ed. (2012). "The Hague" . Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture . Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-539536-5 .
- Jan Hein Furnée (2014). " 'Our Living Museum of Nouveaut's': Visual and Social Pleasures in The Hague's Shopping Streets, 1650-1900" . In Furnée and Lesger (ed.). The Landscape of Consumption: Shopping Streets and Cultures in Western Europe, 1600-1900 . Palgrave Macmillan. p. 208+. ISBN 978-1-137-31406-2 .
in Dutch
- Henri Zondervan , ed. (1908), " 'sGravenhage" , Winkler Prins' Geillustreerde Encyclopaedie (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Uitgevers-Maatschappy "Elsevier", pp. 362–367
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